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"Ribbon Creek Incident" involved a Sergeant marching his troops to there death

Random FactsCuriousOnecreek, death, incident, involved, marching, ribbon, sergeant, troopsComment
"Ribbon Creek Incident" involved a Sergeant marching his troops to there death
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The Ribbon Creek incident occurred on the night of April 8, 1956, when Staff Sergeant Matthew McKeon, a junior drill instructor at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, marched his assigned platoon into Ribbon Creek, a swampy tidal creek. The incident resulted in the deaths of six United States Marine Corps recruits. McKeon was found guilty of possession and use of alcoholic beverage.@Curionic

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